Abstract: A renewal method of an air-conditioning unit for vehicle in which an air-conditioning unit using a former refrigerant disposed in a frame mounted on a vehicle is renewed to an air-conditioning unit using an alternative refrigerant, the renewal method including a removal step of: a removing the existing air-conditioning unit from the frame; an assembly step of disposing the new air-conditioning unit, which is configured so as to be capable of fitting in the frame, in the frame; and a filling step of filling the alternative refrigerant into the new air-conditioning unit. The circulating amount of refrigerant in the new air-conditioning unit is increased so as to be larger than that in the previous air-conditioning unit, and the heat exchange capacity per unit volume of each of the indoor heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger is made larger than that before the renewal.

Abstract: A first air-conditioning apparatus disposed in a frame mounted on a vehicle is updated to a second air-conditioning apparatus is disposed in the frame. A compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, pressure reducing means, and an indoor heat exchanger of the first air-conditioning apparatus are removed from the frame. The second air-conditioning apparatus is assembled such that a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, pressure reducing means, and an indoor heat exchanger are arranged at predetermined positions in the frame, and the second air-conditioning apparatus is charged with HFC refrigerant. An inverter driving the compressor controls the compressor on the basis of a measured value of at least one of a pressure sensor and an outside air temperature sensor arranged on a discharge side of the compressor such that the amount of refrigerant circulating in the second air-conditioning apparatus is larger than that in the first air-conditioning apparatus.

Abstract: A renewal method of an air-conditioning unit for vehicle in which an air-conditioning unit using a former refrigerant disposed in a frame mounted on a vehicle is renewed to an air-conditioning unit using an alternative refrigerant, the renewal method including a removal step of: a removing the existing air-conditioning unit from the frame; an assembly step of disposing the new air-conditioning unit, which is configured so as to be capable of fitting in the frame, in the frame; and a filling step of filling the alternative refrigerant into the new air-conditioning unit. The circulating amount of refrigerant in the new air-conditioning unit is increased so as to be larger than that in the previous air-conditioning unit, and the heat exchange capacity per unit volume of each of the indoor heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger is made larger than that before the renewal.

Abstract: A resin compound for molding precision parts containing 20 to 40% by weight of at least one of polyphenylene sulfide and aromatic polyester thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer, 15 to 25% by weight of whisker and 40 to 60% by weight of spherical fine particles, wherein the total content of the whisker and the spherical fine particles is 60 to 80% by weight, and a resin compound for molding precision parts containing 20 to 40% by weight of at least one of polyphenylene sulfide and aromatic polyester thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer, 5 to 25% by weight of whisker, 40 to 75% by weight of spherical fine particles and 0.5 to 3% by weight of silane coupling agent, wherein the total content of the whisker and the spherical fine particles is 60 to 80% by weight are disclosed. Mechanical strength of the resin compounds can be increased without the impairment of dimensional precision, surface smoothness and low coefficient of thermal expansion.